Carpenter&#39;s combination-tool.



0. A. ECKRE.

CARPENTERS COMBINATION TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. l5. 1914.

1 1 34,826, Patented Apr. 6, 1915.

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OLOE` A. ECKRE, OF KINDRED,1\TORTII DAKOTA.

CARPENTER-s COMBINATION-Toon Specification of Letters '.Patent. i

.Patented apr. e, i915.

Application filed August 15, 1914. Serial No. 856,972.

T0 all whom t may concern Be it known that I, OLOF A. ECKRE, residing at Kindred, in the county of Cass and State of North Dakota,have invented a new a simple and economical construction, inI

which the several parts are arranged forv being conveniently adjusted for their various uses and the said several parts coperatively so formed and combined that they can be compactlyfolded to permit of readily carrying said tool in the pocket.

lVith other objects in view that will hereinafter appear my invention is in the nature of a new and improved combination tool that embodies the. peculiar features of construction and novel arrangement of ythe parts hereinafter fully explained, specifically pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved tool. the same being shown in its folded position. Fig. 2 is a similar view that shows the device used as dividers. Fig.

' 3 is a longitudinal section thereof, the-parts being adjusted to form a try square. Figs. 4 and 5 are cross sections taken on the lines 4 4 and 5 5 on Fig. 1. Fig. 6 is a detail view of one corner of the main or body member.

In the practical arrangement, my invention comprises a metallic bodv that includes an arm 1 that has a longitudinally extending socket 10 formed between the outer or scale member 12, and an upper or guide member 13, the latter being bent upwardly at right angles to the member 12 to form a combined stiffener and abutment 12a that constitutes the inner edge of a flat or base member 14 that extends laterally from the member 12 and whose outer edge 5 merges with an inturned angle portion 16 of the scale bar, and which forms a part of the edge 17 of a try' square, when the pivotedy blade 22, presently referred to, is swung to the position shown in Fig. 8. i

18 designates a bifurcated arm that is horizontally disposed, relatively to the armV '1, and extends in parallelism*therewith, as 1s clearly shown 1n Fig. 1, to provide an open guideway oz` that isused as a gage for chair rails, baseboards and the like. Ai-1n 18 has a number of lateral gage flanges and at one side between a pair of the said anges it carries a horizontally disposed spiritlevel 2l. 21a denotes a vertically disposed 'spirit level located at the inner end of the arm 18, the outer end of which terminates in a divider point 18a, as shown. The arm 18 has a vertical socket l23, that extends the full length thereof and at one end the said socket continues through the `base portion 14, asisclearly shown in Fig. 6.

A blade 22 is pivotally mounted `on-.a

thumb screw stud 24 that passes through th'e base portion 14 and the said blade, when folded down, closes into the socket 2 3, and the said blade whichiis of a length equal that of the arm l18 has a divider point 22JL v for cooperating with the point 1 8 when the blade is swung out as shown in Fig..2. which shows the toolvused as a divider. The .pivoted end of the blade lis of substantially circular shane. and the outer edge of the hase member 14 is likewise curved to provide a smooth curved ,edge when 'the blade' 22 kis turned to any of its positions other than a right angle to the arm 18. By connecting the blade 22 to the arm 18 in the manner stated and shown it is obvious that the implement may be readilv used as a divider by pulling out the blade. as shown in Fig. 2. and when the said blade is turned out at right angles to the arm 18. as shown in Fig. 3, the tool or implement is adapted for use as a trv square, it being also apparent that by shifting the blade 22 to any of its intermediate positions, the same is useful as a bevel square.

The scale bar or member of the arm 1 has 1 30 designates a square shaped gage, removably secured to slide on the member 12 on which it is held by a thumb screw 8l that engages the screw 26 and the said gage 30, in connection with the gage 27, constitutes means for gaging clap boards. Each of the opposite ends of the member l2 has a marking stud 82, as shown.

From the foregoing taken in connection with the drawing, the complete constructions, the manner in which my device is used and its advantages will be readily understood.

`What l claim is:

l. A tool comprising a base member and two parallel arms, one of said arms including a pair of parallelly disposed flanges spaced apart, one of said iianges terminating short of the other llange at the base member and extending at right angles to the other arm to form a gage stop and stiening member, said other arm having additional gage stops and stiening members paralleling said first mentioned gage stop and spaced apart substantially as shown and described.

2. A tool comprising a base member and two parallel arms, one of said arms including a pair of parallelly disposed flanges spaced apart, one of said flanges terminating short of the other flange at the base member and extending at right angles to the other arm to 'form a gage stop and stillening member, saidy other arm having ladditional gage stops and stiiening members paralleling said irst mentioned gage stop and spaced apart, said second mentionedv arm having a longitudinal groove in its edge and a blade adapted to be 'folded into said groove, and an adjustable hinge connection between said blade and said base member,

said hinge connection including a. wing nut, said `lateral flanges and stops terminating in a plane parallel to the plane containing said second mentioned arm and at a distance greater than the depth of said wing nut ber of the said arm being curved outwardly to form a vertical edge flange connected with the base portion, and an arm that extends from the base member and is disposed in parallelism with the other arm and spaced from said other arm.

4. A tool of the character stated comprising a main or body portion having an arm composed of a pair of spaced members joined at one end, a base portion that projects laterally from the, said arm, one member of the said arm being curved outwardly to form a vertical edge flange connected with the base member, an arm that extends from the base portion and is disposed in parallelism with the other arm, the said first mentioned arm having one of its members provided with a longitudinal slot, clamp screws slidably mounted in the said slot and gage members on said slotted member detachably connected with the said clamping screws.

@LOF A. ECKRE.

itnesses P. O. WOLD, OLE. Enma.

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